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		<title>Poll of the Week</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/09/poll-of-the-week-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One year ago this week, the Standard &#38; Poor’s 500 hit a 12-year low of 672.88 as it reached its lowest point during the most recent economic recession. Since that time, the S&#38;P 500 is up 69%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the NASDAQ, of course, witnessed a similarly resilient rebound. Black Enterprise wants [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Do I Make Money Now?</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2010/03/05/how-do-i-make-money-now/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2010/03/05/how-do-i-make-money-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Stallworth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sooner or later there comes a time on every journey, real or virtual when someone says, “Are we there yet?” Or in this case, “Learning more about what makes me tick and setting goals is all well and good, but how do I make money now?” ]]></description>
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		<title>Family Ties</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2010/03/01/family-ties-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bridget McCrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Avery Allen isn’t your typical 12-year-old. Unlike most of his peers, he doesn’t see his parents as a limitless source of financing, nor does he assume that his own financial acumen will develop on its own.]]></description>
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		<title>Long-Term Investing to Create the Future You Deserve</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2010/03/01/long-term-investing-to-create-the-future-you-deserve/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Earl "Butch" Graves Jr.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today’s unpredictable environment, far too many of us operate in survival mode, suffering from myopia when it comes to planning for our financial future. Sadly, I’ve found an overwhelming number of African Americans have made fear-fueled, short-term investment decisions that will clearly wreck their long-term wealth-building prospects.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing Lessons From a Billionaire</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2010/03/01/investing-lessons-from-a-billionaire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Hughes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s one of the most basic ideas in investing: Diversify and spread risk along various asset classes or, in the case of equities, among different industries. But self-made billionaire investor and entrepreneur Michael Lee-Chin begs to differ.
Taking a distinctly contrarian approach to investing, the founder and chairman of Portland Holdings Inc., a privately held investment company in Burlington, Ontario, argues that when looking at stocks, focusing on specific companies and industries trumps diversification any day. Lee-Chin also doesn’t try to read the tea leaves of economic indicators. “I didn’t create wealth by being a prognosticator,” he says. “I created wealth by finding businesses that are fundamentally sound and that have great business models that I understand and can buy inexpensively.”]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Money Working For You?</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2010/03/01/is-your-money-working-for-you/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2010/03/01/is-your-money-working-for-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Stallworth</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Women of Power Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial goals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So often, we live in the day-to-day, allowing the demands of the present to swallow up our time and our money, and we don’t make time to set goals and prioritize where we want our money to go.]]></description>
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		<title>The Best Offense: Defensive Investing</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2010/02/24/the-best-offense-defensive-investing/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2010/02/24/the-best-offense-defensive-investing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald Jay Korn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why do wealthy investors and institutions pay millions of dollars in admission fees to get into hedge funds? Because hedging—or using investment strategies that reduce financial risk—works. ]]></description>
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		<title>Green Investing</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2010/02/23/green-investing/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2010/02/23/green-investing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Hughes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the dot-com-crazed ’90s, a good number of investment firms chased big returns by employing high-risk strategies. As equity markets produced double-digit gains, portfolio managers seemed to view any tech venture as a boundless opportunity to reap huge profits. That is, until the dot-com boom went bust. ]]></description>
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		<title>It’s All About You … and Money</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2010/02/22/it%e2%80%99s-all-about-you%e2%80%a6and-money/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2010/02/22/it%e2%80%99s-all-about-you%e2%80%a6and-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Stallworth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the Women &#038; Money Blog! Join personal financial expert Patricia Stallworth each week as we build a road to financial independence and control. ]]></description>
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		<title>Money Matters: Preparing for Retirement</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2010/02/01/money-matters-preparing-for-retirement/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2010/02/01/money-matters-preparing-for-retirement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m 61 years old and  would like to retire in seven years. I have a pretty diverse portfolio, but I’d like to know how I should structure my investment holdings.]]></description>
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		<title>A Woman’s Guide to Money Management</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2010/02/01/a-woman%e2%80%99s-guide-to-money-management/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2010/02/01/a-woman%e2%80%99s-guide-to-money-management/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheiresa Ngo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creating a financial plan should be on everyone’s to-do list. Financial planning is not solely for the rich, nor should it be left up to your significant other. It is important for everyone—especially women—to develop a financial plan. ]]></description>
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		<title>Play Games with Your Money</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2010/01/29/play-games-with-your-money/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2010/01/29/play-games-with-your-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheiresa Ngo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’ve always wanted to start investing but have always been afraid of losing money, get over it.  It’s time to jump in there and make your money work for you. ]]></description>
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		<title>Uncoventional Wisdom</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2010/01/01/uncoventional-wisdom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How good a stock picker is Quintano Downes? The 13-year Wall Street veteran equities trader did such a stellar job for clients in his three years running Haven Financial Services’ equity and fixed income trading desk, that he was able to purchase a majority stake in the firm’s parent company, APB Financial Group, in 2009.]]></description>
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		<title>Apocalypse Then</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2010/01/01/apocalypse-then/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:55:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellody Hobson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.blackenterprise.com/?p=44087</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Life teaches its lessons not during easy times, but during difficult ones. As distance runners say: “Every race is won or lost on the uphill.” That’s why in October my entire firm, Ariel Investments, held a firm-wide retreat to reflect on the year that had just passed. In doing so, we came away with three big takeaways.]]></description>
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		<title>Where To Invest In 2010</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2010/01/01/where-to-invest-in-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James A. Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tea leaves, tarot cards, roots, potions, and Mattel’s Magic 8 Ball. If any of these things actually worked to predict the future, what questions might you pose—as an investor, that is? Here’s one: Can the financial markets continue their amazing—sometimes logic-defying—rebound in 2010? And another: Regardless of the broad market’s direction, which companies are in a position to grow profits and reward shareholders this year? Imagine what you could do if you had the answers. With apologies to the infamous Magic 8 Ball, black enterprise took a more scientific approach to get a read on the investment picture, surveying a handful of expert market watchers.]]></description>
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		<title>Value vs. Growth: Which Way of Evaluating a Stock&#8217;s Potential is Better?</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/investing/2009/12/21/value-vs-growth-which-way-of-evaluating-stock-potential-is-better/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:44:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though objective experts believe neither philosophy is better than the other, each school of thought has armies of staunch, single-minded supporters.]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t Miss the Tech Stock Revival</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/12/07/don%e2%80%99t-miss-the-tech-stock-revival-2/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/12/07/don%e2%80%99t-miss-the-tech-stock-revival-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The economy will always have its booms and busts—and the same goes for financial markets. But the advance of technological innovation is constant. That’s Richard Shaw’s core belief, a principle that guides his research into technology and telecommunications investments as senior vice president and equities analyst at Bessemer Trust in New York City.]]></description>
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		<title>Quick Tips: What to Ask Yourself Before Applying for Financing</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/12/03/quick-tips-what-to-ask-yourself-before-applying-for-financing/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/12/03/quick-tips-what-to-ask-yourself-before-applying-for-financing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[angel capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JumpStart Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loans]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While most business owners are at least familiar with some common forms of financing – angel and venture capital – and not so common – factoring – how can you tell if the form of financing is right for you?]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t Miss the Tech Stock Revival</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/12/01/don%e2%80%99t-miss-the-tech-stock-revival/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/12/01/don%e2%80%99t-miss-the-tech-stock-revival/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Which companies are positioned to prosper in the Internet’s latest voice, data, and video revolution.]]></description>
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		<title>Taking Advantage of Takeovers</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/11/24/taking-advantage-of-takeovers/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/11/24/taking-advantage-of-takeovers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald Jay Korn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acquisition]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When stocks rise, corporate takeovers usually aren’t far behind. Those takeovers can generate profits for investors–if you happen to own stock in the company being acquired.]]></description>
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		<title>Why Buy Retail Stocks?</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/11/23/why-buy-retail-stocks/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/11/23/why-buy-retail-stocks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vicki Lee Parker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As investors hunt for bargain stocks with strong growth potential, many are taking a closer look at retail stocks - and for a good reason.]]></description>
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		<title>An Eye for Innovation</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/11/16/an-eye-for-innovation/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/11/16/an-eye-for-innovation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coinstar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DTS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic recovery]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NetSuite]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[David E. Saunders II is the very definition of a growth investor. Saunders seeks high returns by owning a piece of companies that are expected to post revenue and earnings growth in the coming years. ]]></description>
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		<title>Finding the Sweet Spot of Investing</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/investing/2009/10/19/finding-the-sweet-spot-of-investing/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/investing/2009/10/19/finding-the-sweet-spot-of-investing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald Jay Korn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stocks]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.blackenterprise.com/?p=41588</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a collection of investments that can help to minimize the chance of losses while maximizing your portfolio’s earnings.]]></description>
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		<title>Tools to Help You Track Your Dollars</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/14/tools-to-help-you-track-your-dollars/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/14/tools-to-help-you-track-your-dollars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently tested three programs, Microsoft Excel, Mint.com, and Google Docs, to find the pros and cons of each. While all of these programs have value, one was clearly a cut above the rest: Mint.com.  ]]></description>
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		<title>When Two Becomes One</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/10/06/how-to-live-on-one-income/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/10/06/how-to-live-on-one-income/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sakina P. Spruell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pat Houston, 38, remains one of the 14.5 million unemployed, according to the July 2009 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  ]]></description>
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		<title>All Star Advice</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/all-star-advice/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/all-star-advice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[portfolios]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retirement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the world’s economic outlook appears less gloomy than in months past, black enterprise wants to make sure you participate in the recovery. To do so, we talked to some of the smartest people we know, asking these “all-star” experts: “What’s the best advice you’re offering friends, family, and clients now?” The result is a collection of timely tips to guide you in making financial decisions.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in the Future</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/investing-in-the-future/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/investing-in-the-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn M. Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Educating young minds for some 30 years is no small feat. But it was a love for children that inspired Larry and Brenda Breland to become schoolteachers. While educators don’t always get paid their true worth, these native Mississippians managed to retire from the public school system in 2002 with $180,000 combined from their state retirement plans. The couple also owns several rental properties valued at nearly $1 million, which provide about $3,000 in monthly rental income. 
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		<title>Get Ready for Recovery</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/21/get-ready-for-recovery/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/21/get-ready-for-recovery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Channing Capital Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moneywise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stock picks]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blackenterprise.com/?p=38706</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a good time to be looking at your portfolio in the context of a multi-year recovery.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Raise an Entrepreneur</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/09/11/how-to-raise-an-entrepreneur/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2009/09/11/how-to-raise-an-entrepreneur/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The mind of a child is unparalleled. Bursting with creativity and fearlessness, most children do not see boundaries, only possibilities. For parents, tapping into that creativity can mean the fruition of a million-dollar business, or self sufficiency at an early age. After all, the R. Donahue Peebles and Michael Lee Chins of the world have to get their start somewhere.]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Financials</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/03/finding-financials/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/03/finding-financials/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald Jay Korn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial sector]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent economic meltdown started with the implosion of a handful of big banks and Wall Street brokerage firms. The financial sector continues to feel the pain. ]]></description>
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		<title>Have No Fear</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/have-no-fear/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/have-no-fear/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James A. Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inflation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps you’ve noticed recently that the investment landscape has been long on turbulence and short on stability. It’s in times like these that investors often seek out shelter in sound, conservative investments such as TIPS, or Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities. The principal on these U.S. government bonds increases with inflation and decreases with deflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index.]]></description>
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		<title>Black Enterprise Stock Picks Collectively Outperform S&amp;P 500</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/investing/2009/07/23/black-enterprise-stock-picks-collectively-outperform-sp-500/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/investing/2009/07/23/black-enterprise-stock-picks-collectively-outperform-sp-500/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bonds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black Enterprise’s stock-picking experts for the first half of 2009 are experiencing higher gains than they would have if they’d invested in a fund that tracks the S&#038;P 500 Index.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in Africa and a New U.S.A.</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/07/16/investing-in-africa-and-a-new-u-s-a/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/07/16/investing-in-africa-and-a-new-u-s-a/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fesman 2009]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While strife and instability may mark much of world’s perception of Africa, the continent is strengthening its efforts to be viewed as economically viable on a global stage.  To further this goal, Senegal will host Fesman 2009, a two-week arts festival set to kick off Dec. 1. ]]></description>
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		<title>Why America Needs Uncle Sam&#8217;s Financial Lessons</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/07/07/why-america-needs-uncle-sams-financial-lessons/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/07/07/why-america-needs-uncle-sams-financial-lessons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[401k]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial literacy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the arguments conservatives are leveling against President Barack Obama’s proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) is that Americans need to be more self-reliant in guarding themselves against fraud. They also contend that consumers need to sharpen their own judgment on matters of savings and debt. This kind of by-the-bootstraps response to consumers who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be Financially Fit!</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/07/01/be-financially-fit/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/07/01/be-financially-fit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaToya M. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retirement planning is not just for the wealthy, says author Aaron W. Smith.  ]]></description>
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		<title>The Globetrotter</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/07/01/the-globetrotter/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/07/01/the-globetrotter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Atlanta Life Investment Advisors]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kenneth Holley cringed last winter every time he heard someone on the television news compare the current U.S. recession to the Great Depression of the 1930s. “They went too far,” says Holley. “Unemployment was 25% during the Depression, and there were thousands of banks that went under. The parallels aren’t there.” (The nation’s jobless rate at press time: 8.9%)
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		<title>Bernard Madoff’s Sentencing Ends Period of Secrecy</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/06/30/bernard-madoffs-sentencing-ends-of-an-era-of-secrecy/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/06/30/bernard-madoffs-sentencing-ends-of-an-era-of-secrecy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After hearing that Bernard Madoff received one of the highest-ever prison sentences for a white-collar crime, I cynically joked to friends that the judge must’ve mistaken Madoff for a black man. Madoff’s lawyers were hoping Judge Denny Chin of the U.S. District Court would consider their defendant’s age—he’s 71—and grant him just a 12-year stint. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dividends: The Gift That Keeps Giving</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/06/21/dividends-the-gift-that-keeps-giving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ilana Polyak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think dividends don’t matter? Think again: Since 1926, dividends have accounted for more than 40% of the total return of the stocks in the Standard &#038; Poor’s 500. ]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks for the Long Run</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/06/21/stocks-for-the-long-run/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James A. Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The market’s message is mixed. A gloomy winter gave way to an early spring rally. A number of pundits say the economy has begun to put the brakes on its slide.  
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		<title>A Bird in the Hand</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/06/12/a-bird-in-the-hand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even the best prepared seniors enter retirement facing a dilemma: Is it possible to live on savings and investments, and have enough left over to pass on to the next generation? ]]></description>
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		<title>The SEC’s New IDEA to Help Investors</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/investing/2009/06/11/the-sec%e2%80%99s-new-idea-to-help-investors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vicki Lee Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Securities and Exchange Commission will unveil a new financial reporting system that it claims will lend clarity to public financial filings and make it easier, quicker, and cheaper for investors to access tangible data about the companies and funds in which they’re invested.]]></description>
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		<title>Money Savvy Pig for Kids</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/05/27/money-savvy-pig-for-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 17:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today’s financial crunch, if you haven’t sprung into action to sharpen your child’s money smarts, I’ve found some pretty useful tools to help you (parents/guardians/grandparents/educators/mentors) widen your financial purview.]]></description>
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		<title>Top Stock Picks of Some of BE’s Young Investors</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/investing/2009/05/18/top-stock-picks-of-some-of-bes-young-investors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 19:19:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Confident in the market’s recovery, many young investors have ventured into stocks with a buy low and hold strategy. You’ve read what they had to say about getting started, now, check out their favorite stocks picks. Charles Weems, 27, Erika Smith, 25, Andrew Simon, 23, and Kevin Njeru, 18, share their top funds as financial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Penny-pinching and Prudent</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/05/01/penny-pinching-and-prudent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 23:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald Jay Korn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surely, no one needs to tell you we’re in a crisis. It’s all around you. People are losing homes and jobs as their assets and savings decline in value. This recession is one of the worst in anyone’s memory. In an economy where  staying afloat has become a challenge, we wanted to know: How are you doing? To find the answer, we posted a Financial Crisis Survey on blackenterprise.com. The numbers we gathered as part of this exclusive three-month effort tell a powerful story about how African Americans are adjusting to difficult times.]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Our Kids the Financial Facts of Life</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/executive-memo/2009/05/01/teaching-our-kids-the-financial-facts-of-life-2/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/executive-memo/2009/05/01/teaching-our-kids-the-financial-facts-of-life-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 21:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Earl "Butch" Graves Jr.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every parent wants to support his or her child’s dreams and aspirations. Most have worked hard to provide their children with the best of everything—access to a quality education, exposure to a variety of experiences and cultures, and, yes—the ability to enjoy creature comforts we couldn’t even fathom at their age. I don’t believe you should feel guilty for trying to enrich the lives of your offspring. But to put it bluntly, many of us have spoiled our kids and have not prepared them for the real world. That’s why today’s harsh economic climate offers an invaluable opportunity to deliver life lessons they will not learn in the classroom.]]></description>
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		<title>The Young &amp; The Restless</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/05/01/the-young-the-restless/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 16:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaToya M. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[andrew simon wishes he had been one of those lucky investors who bought Google at $100 back when the company first offered shares to the public in August 2004. The 23-year-old teller at Chase Bank in San Francisco watched with envy as the search engine’s share price rose to a peak of $715 by December 2007. Now, Simon is getting his chance to buy one of his favorite stocks on sale. Last October, after the Dow Jones dipped and the S&#038;P sagged, he purchased a small stake in Google (GOOG) at $356 per share—almost half of what it traded for a year earlier. At the same time, Simon loaded up on Intel (INTC), buying 30 shares at $14. When the price dropped to $13 in December, he bought 70 more shares. “It was like shopping on Black Friday, but the prices were even better,” he says.
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		<title>Many Happy Returns</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/05/01/many-happy-returns-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 16:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It helps to look at the world from a different perspective now and then. Here at black enterprise we recently had that opportunity—and it sparked a revelation. Last winter, as the economy slid and markets tanked, two of our youngest staffers could often be overheard earnestly discussing plans to buy shares in many of the same companies whose historic low valuations were giving the rest of us heartburn. As anxiety filled the air, Editorial Assistant LaToya Smith, 24, and Interactive Reporter Renita Burns, 22, saw the obvious upside: This is the best time in recent memory to be getting started as an investor.]]></description>
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		<title>I Will Survive</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/04/12/i-will-survive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellody Hobson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The bear market that began late in 2007 turned into a full bore stock market crash last fall. It is important to distinguish between the two. A bear market is a prolonged, substantial downturn—typically 15% to 20% over several months. A crash, on the other hand, is a similar—or worse—fall, but within a few days. To navigate a bear market, investors need to remain rational and think about the long term.  However, maneuvering through a crash is different. When others are panicking, which is what happens in a crash, normalcy disappears and you need a combination of discipline, flexibility, and fortitude.
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		<title>Up In Smoke</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/04/08/up-in-smoke/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eight out of every ten black, youth smokers smoke Newport cigarettes.]]></description>
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		<title>Add Punch to Your Portfolio</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/04/01/add-punch-to-your-portfolio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James A. Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you recall your mother’s advice about how a single piece of bad fruit doesn’t condemn everything in the produce department? That’s how former hedge fund executive Wayne P. Weddington III feels about Bernard Madoff and his alleged multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme. ]]></description>
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		<title>Add Punch to Your Portfolio</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/04/01/add-punch-to-your-portfolio-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James A. Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you recall your mother’s advice about how a single piece of bad fruit doesn’t condemn everything in the produce department? That’s how former hedge fund executive Wayne P. Weddington III feels about Bernard Madoff and his alleged multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.]]></description>
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		<title>Not Quite a Bull’s-eye</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/04/01/not-quite-a-bull%e2%80%99s-eye-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacqueline Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine an investment that magically adjusts itself over time to reflect your financial needs—as you approach retirement or as your child gets closer to college. With this miraculous tool, your only duty would be to add money regularly, and when you’re ready to tap your funds, you’d have a tidy nest egg to fund your needs.]]></description>
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		<title>Make Lemonade From Lemons</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/03/31/make-lemonade-from-lemons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald Jay Korn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don’t feel too bad if your basket of stocks and mutual funds turned sour last year. The average stock fund lost nearly 40% in 2008. The favorite stocks of mutual fund managers, such as ExxonMobil, GE, and Microsoft, all suffered double-digit losses. One way to get over those losses is to turn them into tax time winners. 
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		<title>Should African Americans Invest in Stocks to Make Obama &#8216;Look Good?&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/03/13/should-african-americans-invest-in-stocks-to-make-obama-look-good/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ In a recent blog, I mentioned a rather provocative question we received from Craig Farmer, a reader from Philadelphia. He wrote: “Should African Americans invest in stocks in order to prop up the market and make President Obama look good?” In the previous write-up, I made passing reference to Farmer’s query, but didn’t give [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lean on Me</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/03/01/lean-on-me-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Garmhausen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Jackson knows just how much the stock market’s cascading losses have shaken some investors. The financial planner with Waddell &#38; Reed Financial Services in Kansas City, Missouri, recently held a marathon discussion with a longstanding client. “She was convinced we were going into a depression,” he recalls. “She left me totally wiped out. I told her, ‘I’ve never seen this fatalistic side of you before!’” 
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		<title>Not Easy Being Green</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/02/12/not-easy-being-green/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James A. Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like virtually every investment tied to the stock market, so-called green mutual funds saw red in 2008. For many investors, simple economic survival this year will eclipse all urges to save the Earth. Still, in 2009, there is some hope that things will improve for conservation-minded investors.
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		<title>Women &amp; Money: Books and Web Resources for Investment Success</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/investing/2009/02/10/women-money-books-and-web-resources-for-investment-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Savvy money management skills are a necessity to weather these tough economic times. BlackEnterprise.com has got you covered with our supplement to the magazine’s three-part “Women &#038; Money” series. In our final installment, Harrine Freeman, CEO and owner of H.E. Freeman Enterprises, offers some great books and Web resources to check out before you decide to invest your money.]]></description>
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		<title>Field of Dreams</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/02/01/field-of-dreams/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 05:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James A. Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Far from the NFL gridiron of his past, Eugene Profit still outsmarts—and outhustles—his competitors.
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		<title>How to Close the Deal in a Sinking Economy</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/01/26/how-to-close-the-deal-in-a-sinking-economy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margarette Burnette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[handshakeNearly everyone is cutting back on expenses these days.  For small business owners, that means it’s harder than ever to turn sales prospects into paying customers.  It’s challenging, but not impossible. Here’s what some entrepreneurs and salespeople are doing to close the deal despite the looming recession.
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		<title>The King of Commercial Real Estate</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/01/01/the-king-of-commercial-real-estate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Hughes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Victor MacFarlane reigns supreme in America's gateway cities.]]></description>
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		<title>Know Your History</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/01/01/know-your-history/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ilana Polyak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Doug White is no investing novice. An entrepreneur whose 7-year-old company sells and services Apple computers  small and mid-sized businesses, White understands that markets don’t always go up. But when they dive, it still hurts. “I’ve lost more money in my pension this year than I’ve put in to save on taxes,” says the 53-year-old Pennsylvanian about his Simplified Employee Pension Individual Retirement Account. Even so, White resisted the urge to dump stocks. He and wife, Celeste, 52, believe the only way to a comfortable retirement is to cast their lot with the market. “We don’t come from affluent families; we don’t have anything to rely on other than our own planning,” says White, calculating that he may need to postpone retirement by five years to make up lost ground. “We have no choice but to stay the course.”
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		<title>Industrial Revolution</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James A. Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charles Darwin might have found something to like about today’s industrials. That’s because the most nimble of these companies—whether in manufacturing, mining, or agriculture—have ways to cope and even thrive under the current economic conditions, says Morningstar analyst Daniel Holland.  
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		<title>Your Financial Fitness Checklist</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/12/23/your-financial-fitness-checklist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If getting your finances in order is at the top of your to-do list this year, BlackEnterprise.com developed a resource just for you. This personal financial checklist will help you on a way to a prosperous 2009.]]></description>
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		<title>Can Blacks Build Wealth and Remain Charitable?</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2008/12/05/can-blacks-build-wealth-and-remain-charitable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Northern Trust Corp. questioned affluent blacks about their giving habits and published their findings in a study called “Wealth in Black America,” which was released last month. The study shows that giving and wealth building, even within affluent black communities, seem to be at odds with the temperament of most blacks.]]></description>
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		<title>Now Is the Time for Intelligent Investing</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/executive-memo/2008/12/01/now-is-the-time-for-intelligent-investing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Earl "Butch" Graves Jr.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Americans today are weathering the brutal gale winds of a perfect storm—the collapse of the housing and financial sectors, eroding consumer confidence, and the worst unemployment rate in 14 years. They’re doing everything possible to buoy their finances as they keep their households from capsizing.
Over the past six months investors have grown increasingly anxious [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stock Conversion Offers Tax-Free Rebound</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/investing/2008/11/20/stock-conversion-offers-tax-free-rebound/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald Jay Korn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you take losses in a tax-deferred account such as an IRA, you won’t get any benefits. That said, there may be a way to cash in on an IRA that has been depleted by sinking stocks. Convert your traditional IRA to a Roth IRA. In order to convert, your income must be $100,000 or less this year.]]></description>
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		<title>The Weekly Market Preview &#8212; 1/14/08</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William E. Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The moment of truth has arrived. Most of us in the investment community are looking for a bottom in the financial stocks and an end to the bad news around credit, subprime losses, and consumer confidence. Will this be it? Several financial services firms (I’ll call them the financial titans) are on tap to report quarterly results this week. Wall Street will have its eye on Citigroup (C), State Street Corp. (STT), JP Morgan Chase (JPM), Wells Fargo &#038; Co. (WFC), Merrill Lynch (MER), and Washington Mutual (WM) as all announce their results. I expect the market to take another beating this week. It could get ugly folks.]]></description>
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		<title>The Weekly Market Preview &#8212; 1/8/2008</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/investing/2008/01/09/the-weekly-market-preview-182008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William E. Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week, I don’t think we’ll see any news or economic data that will help investors get their arms around the market and provide a catalyst.]]></description>
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		<title>Last Week in Brief &#8212; 1/4/2008</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/investing/2008/01/07/last-week-in-brief-142008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Key departures and financial woes rock institutions]]></description>
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		<title>A Click in the Right Direction</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2007/12/01/a-click-in-the-right-direction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicole Norfleet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["There are just too many kids out there who are trying for that easy dollar, but that is just not the way," says Donald Lee Robinson. "You have to work and save to get the things you need."
According to Charles Schwab’s 2007 Teens &#38; Money survey, only 23% of those surveyed, ages 13 to 18, [...]]]></description>
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